This is a new type of wood for me to work with. Black Cherry. It grows very fast; this one was probably 12 to 15 years old. I had to cut it down as it was growing into our roof. With hurricane season here the last thing I need is Cherries in my attic. I cut the tree into 36 to 48 inch pieces, and started carving on it the next day for an experiment. With this very hard,but strong wood I wanted to determine the characteristics of the heart. This is the out come of about 4 hours work on one piece. I will let it cure out now to see how much shrinkage I get in a week or two.

      Jamie ordered a cane with two of his favorite creatures on it. The Red Wolf; which is almost extinct, and the Sandhill Crane which isn't much better off. I thought it a little unusual at first, but when he asked me to also make the shaft look like a Cypress tree I understood more! Jamie is a proud Florida Cracker; which is also a vanishing breed. Jamie needs a walking aide so I had to make sure his Wolf cane was strong and usable. He seemed very happy with it after he came in for a height adjustment a week later.

                                           Terry had a Modern Style coffee table, but the rest of her living-room set was Early American. After removing four legs and adding four turned spindles she gets a matching display table!